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Richard Brittain

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Richard Brittain wrote:I don't like the way prosilver completely cuts out all of Gevin's z's.
It doesn't, not in Firefox anyway. It just shows as many of them as will fit.

Ah, well it does in Safari Web Browser.

Richard Brittain

Jon Corby wrote:Revlis ftw.

I shall not allow this myth to spread that AeroGreen is superior.

No, it never propagates if I set a gap or prevention.

Revlis ftw?
Wtf silver.

Anyway, I think it says a lot about you as a person, Corby, that you're in league with someone who can't even spell 'near' or 'death'.

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Anyway, I'd tend to disagree with Revlis. I prefer AeroGreen. Maybe that's just because I'm used to it, but it seems sleeker and more professional. Also, I don't like the way prosilver completely cuts out all of Gevin's z's. What other crucial bits of information might prosilver decide to 'cut off'?

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Ah, this reminds me of that old saying concerning this matter:

"Revlis Orpenoreh told Thaednis, 'AeroGreen's evil, lives neer gore, as in deaht. Dl other one - ProSilver.'"

(Dl = download)

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I cycled to university today, and I saw the most amazing car. It was speeding past all the other cars and I could hear it from a mile off. When it went past me, it literally churned up the tarmac and left a haze of dust and smoking embers behind it. Cars were spinning off everywhere and I nearly die...

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Well, it looks like we have a semi-pro athlete here in the form of Phil Makepeace. I can't wait to see him in action. He's immediately installed as the bookies' favourite to win everything. And if he doesn't win anything, we'll know that it was probably only because he couldn't be bothered to train....

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I've often wondered that, Jono. I've read numerous times (always on internet forums - because real people don't actually do this) about people 'building a new PC', and I'm always like 'wtf?'

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The 10K isn't to be taken lightly. It's a very long way to run for someone who never does any running. But everyone should be able to complete it, even if they're virtually walking. It shouldn't take anyone more than an hour and a half. I was just thinking about a points system, so that we can have ...

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I have updated the original post, displaying the provisional date, time, line-ups, and the Co-lympics graphic/logo. Over the next few days, I will be quite busy and not online much, so I might not update the lists so quickly, but we have a long time before the competition starts. Ian - thanks, those...

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Actually, I suppose ball throwing could work. Discus, javelin and hammer throw would all be a bit dangerous for a group of untrained novices, but I can't see any problem with just lobbing balls down a field. So, I've added 'Hurling' as an event. We will need a ball, preferably a heavy ball, and the ...

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Also, notice that in some events we now have 8 people. We can't really have more than 8 per race, so I can start splitting up the events into multiple races. We could even do semi-finals and then a final, in the 100m and 400m. Though I'm expecting at least 1 or 2 people will pull out or not turn up ...

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Ah, I see. So he's a bit like Hitler? Or that guy out of the band Travis.

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Michael: Who is this mysterious 'CF'? Matt: You're running 6 minute miles there, over 6 miles. I very much doubt there's anyone else here who is going to be running less than 7-minute miles over the 10K. I know Junaid has been training for a while, but I doubt he is at the level of your PB yet. If y...

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Excellent. I think Junaid has chosen wisely in only going for the 2 events; he will be in good shape for that final 10k. I'm seriously considering doing some ultra hardcore training from now until November so that I can compete in the 10k too, but I probably won't; I'll probably just focus my traini...

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Well, I came up with this:

But it doesn't seem right, because I didn't use any green or yellow.

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Good call. 6pm, on some Thursday in November. Let's go for the 5th, because that's earliest. So, here's the provisional date/time and location: 6 pm on Thursday, 5th November at the QE2 stadium in Enfield, north London. It's a pretty good track there, but sometimes the gate is locked, which would me...

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Jono: I was actually thinking a week day, because it would be easier to sneak onto a track than on a weekend, when events might be on. But, I expect a lot of people would prefer a weekend, because it's the weekend, but maybe not. So, let's suggest for now: Some Thursday in November. Is there anyone ...

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I think the 10k will be an interesting and gruelling race. Junaid will definitely be the favourite for that one, if he turns up.

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Mile please. Is there entry on the day? You can change your mind and enter whatever events you want on the day, yes, but I just want to get up a provisional schedule and startlists. You can also compete in the 400m too, by the way, if you want to; I was only joking, though I am slightly concerned y...

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Ah, great.

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Great. This gives me something to train for. I'm taking this very seriously, and intend to take gold in the 400m. Jeff, what events do you want to compete in? Charlie has indicated he will compete in every discipline, which will be great for the event. Jono, how about you? I suppose I will also comp...

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Sweet, I'm glad there are some positive responses. This is definitely happening now, unless the world ends before November. Even if everyone else pulls out, I'll still run and post the results here. Heaven and Earth may pass away, but the Co-lympics will not.

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Those are some impressive 1500m and 800m times you have there, Oliver. Plus, you're in Middlesex. But do you want to compete? All you've done is post us a link. You're welcome to compete. I recommend you compete in the 1500 and leave the 400 for me, because I'm worried you will beat me.

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Derek, when I invited you, I wasn't seriously considering that you would actually want to book a flight out to the Middle East and come and meet up, so I hope you're not too offended that I never gave you any further details. I was out there for 2 weeks, and I'm back in Belgium now. Here's a picture...

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Sure, if you're happy to spend your birthday running races with an assortment of Countdown weirdos, rather than having a Quasar party. We'll decide the date based on when everyone who is interested is available, though. Also, I hope Derek Hazell can make it - I know he was interested in CoBruss, and...

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Date: 5th November, 2009, at 4.30pm Provisional location: The QE2 athletics track in Enfield, north London Provisional Startlists 100m Charlie Reams Phil Makepeace Jon O'Neill Oliver Garner Junaid Mubeen Jeffrey Burgin 'CF' Ian Dent 400m Charlie Reams Richard Brittain Phil Makepeace Jon O'Neill Oli...

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I'd define success as based around number of conversions to the truth, though I understand other people would define it in a more willy-nilly objective way ("this discussion has revealed some really interesting viewpoints and opinions on both sides, and that's a wonderful thing for diversity&qu...

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No offence, but debates about religion on the internet always fail. God doesn't like computers.

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Hey Mikey! Where've you been for the last year? You haven't posted for ages!

I scored a 14.

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Deso, we love you

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greatest Countdown fan ever

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In general, I hate people who are obsessed with the Simpsons. They tend to be really annoying people who have no actual meaning to their existence. At secondary school, there was this group of kids who just stood there all day quoting Simpsons' quotes to each other. They really thought they were fun...

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Doesn't this coincide with CoJewsInSpace?

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Wow, I'm quite impressed you have one of those. If you want, come out to Amman or Jerusalem a couple of weeks from now. Mikey Lear's going to be there.

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I'm not sure if CoBruss will be going ahead, because I'm going to be in Jerusalem for a while.

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That sounds pretty good. We're just coming into the mushroom season.

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I watched the game. He played awful.

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I'm not actually a Liverpool fan. I'm a Celtic fan and I don't really support any team in the Premier League so I'm giving a totally objective opinion. I saw about 90% of Man Utd's games and about 80% of Liverpool's. I actually started the season as leaning more towards Man Utd than Liverpool as a g...

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Paul - Liverpool were top for most of the first half of the season. They spent more weeks at the top than anyone last season. Their best form was for the first 18 games of the season. They then went through an indifferent period of about 10 games, which lost them the title. You're right in saying th...

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Craig, what are you on about? Liverpool played better football than anyone last season, scored more goals, and the only reason they didn't win the title was because of a period of draws in the winter as well as the fact that Manchester United received a string of nonsense refereeing decisions, notab...

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I hate the BBC.

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Yes. Hopefully that will coincide with Jono's holidaying in Europe. I presume you are getting the Eurostar to Brussels. Where are you going?

Also, I just realised that this topic should be in the 'Countdown - Events' subforum. If you could kindly move it.

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Alright, I was thinking we were a bit heavy on the classical music, so I can replace Mendelssohn's violin concerto by a Leffe drinking session. It's not my favourite Belgian beer, but I can come to a compromise. Actually we could just go out to the Grand Place and drink beer there.

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Hi. I'm organising a new Countdown event here in Brussels. I haven't got a definite date yet, but it will probably be some time in September or October. Here's a brief outline of what will happen: There won't actually be any Countdown played. The evening will mostly be based around sampling Belgian ...

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A guy called World Stock Exchange died on my birthday.

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Sue Sanders wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:So are we saying that the Earth is the centre of the Universe?

Isn't the centre of the universe Kettering?

Near there. The centre of the universe is Corby.

As in Jon.

Richard Brittain

Well I was looking at Derek Hazell's poll on polls, and wondering what people thought about it, so thought I'd make a poll.

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I agree with the general consensus that IQ is ridiculous, and that Mensa is for stupid people.

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Is that seriously him? I hope so, because he looks as though he's probably into Dungeons & Dragons. But, I fear that isn't him, because fat people are always jolly.

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Including Des O'Connor. I liked his unassuming gentlemanly wit, as well as the way he spoke condescendingly to child contestants even if they were really good at Countdown. And what the hell is a punnet anyway? If I were to give the presenters ratings, I'd go for something like: Whiteley - 10/10 Lyn...

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I just changed it back, but I'm still Site Admin. Anyway, my new avatar depicts a scene from The Coriolanus tragedy. The Coriolan Overture by Beethoven is a wonderful piece.

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Well, a few people have noticed the new title next to my name and messaged me. Some have congratulated me, while others have questioned whether I was promoted to Admin too quickly. Obviously I disagree with that, but I thought I'd make a poll to get the general forum consensus. Also, remember kids, ...

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When I read Jason Larsen's posts, I always think of the main theme from The Sorcerer's Apprentice, by Paul Dukas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoqzvs0URBM

That's just a small extract from it, but I recommend hearing the whole piece, it's a good bit of music.

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I went for Whiteley, because he's the original and best, but I don't think Countdown has had a bad presenter. All 4 are good.

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I'd like to hear what Chris Davies has to say - I've never seen someone improve as quickly as he has. He's maybe the very best now when just a few months ago he was quite shit. Aaron Higgs has also improved amazingly quickly. Yes. I'm still not sure who or what exactly this 'Chris Davies' guy is, b...

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Ahh, I wasn't aware of that page. It took me long enough making the list, probably a few days, then another few days to memorise it all, so it's certainly easier if you have a list prepared for you. A lot of the words on that page weren't on my list, and seeing words which I've never even seen befor...

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I've never tried a stem list, but a week before the CoC I memorised a list of high probability anagrams like Julian Fell did, (candiest = distance, that sort of thing). It probably had 1000 words on it. What were the 999 words besides GANDISEEG? Ha. I've long since destroyed the list (and put it in...

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Dod, what they're saying is that there is really no better method of improvement than just practising. I've never tried a stem list, but a week before the CoC I memorised a list of high probability anagrams like Julian Fell did, (candiest = distance, that sort of thing). It probably had 1000 words o...

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